Edexcel P3 (Pure Mathematics 3) 2023 January

1. The functions f and g are defined by

$$\begin{array} { l l l } \mathrm { f } ( x ) = 9 - x ^ { 2 } & x \in \mathbb { R } & x \geqslant 0
\mathrm {~g} ( x ) = \frac { 3 } { 2 x + 1 } & x \in \mathbb { R } & x \geqslant 0 \end{array}$$

1. Write down the range of f
2. Find the value of fg(1.5)
3. Find \(\mathrm { g } ^ { - 1 }\)

2. $$f ( x ) = \cos x + 2 \sin x$$

1. Express \(\mathrm { f } ( x )\) in the form \(R \cos ( x - \alpha )\), where \(R\) and \(\alpha\) are constants, \(R > 0\) and \(0 < \alpha < \frac { \pi } { 2 }\)
   Give the exact value of \(R\) and give the value of \(\alpha\), in radians, to 3 decimal places. $$g ( x ) = 3 - 7 f ( 2 x )$$
2. Using the answer to part (a),
   1. write down the exact maximum value of \(\mathrm { g } ( x )\),
   2. find the smallest positive value of \(x\) for which this maximum value occurs, giving your answer to 2 decimal places.

3. \begin{figure}[h] \end{figure} The line \(l\) in Figure 1 shows a linear relationship between \(\log _ { 10 } y\) and \(x\).
The line passes through the points \(( 0,1.5 )\) and \(( - 4.8,0 )\) as shown.

1. Write down an equation for \(l\).
2. Hence, or otherwise, express \(y\) in the form \(k b ^ { x }\), giving the values of the constants \(k\) and \(b\) to 3 significant figures.

4. $$f ( x ) = \frac { 2 x ^ { 4 } + 15 x ^ { 3 } + 35 x ^ { 2 } + 21 x - 4 } { ( x + 3 ) ^ { 2 } } \quad x \in \mathbb { R } \quad x > - 3$$

1. Find the values of the constants \(A\), \(B\), \(C\) and \(D\) such that $$\mathrm { f } ( x ) = A x ^ { 2 } + B x + C + \frac { D } { ( x + 3 ) ^ { 2 } }$$
2. Hence find, $$\int \mathrm { f } ( x ) \mathrm { d } x$$

1. In this question you must show all stages of your working.

Solutions relying entirely on calculator technology are not acceptable.

1. Prove that $$\cot ^ { 2 } x - \tan ^ { 2 } x \equiv 4 \cot 2 x \operatorname { cosec } 2 x \quad x \neq \frac { n \pi } { 2 } \quad n \in \mathbb { Z }$$
2. Hence solve, for \(- \frac { \pi } { 2 } < \theta < \frac { \pi } { 2 }\) $$4 \cot 2 \theta \operatorname { cosec } 2 \theta = 2 \tan ^ { 2 } \theta$$ giving your answers to 2 decimal places.

6. \begin{figure}[h] \end{figure} Figure 2 shows a sketch of the graph with equation $$y = | 3 x - 5 a | - 2 a$$ where \(a\) is a positive constant.
The graph

• cuts the \(y\)-axis at the point \(P\)
• cuts the \(x\)-axis at the points \(Q\) and \(R\)
• has a minimum point at \(S\)
  1. Find, in simplest form in terms of \(a\), the coordinates of
     1. point \(P\)
     2. points \(Q\) and \(R\)
     3. point \(S\)
  2. Find, in simplest form in terms of \(a\), the values of \(x\) for which

$$| 3 x - 5 a | - 2 a = | x - 2 a |$$

1. The curve \(C\) has equation

$$x = 3 \tan \left( y - \frac { \pi } { 6 } \right) \quad x \in \mathbb { R } \quad - \frac { \pi } { 3 } < y < \frac { 2 \pi } { 3 }$$

1. Show that $$\frac { \mathrm { d } y } { \mathrm {~d} x } = \frac { a } { x ^ { 2 } + b }$$ where \(a\) and \(b\) are integers to be found. The point \(P\) with \(y\) coordinate \(\frac { \pi } { 3 }\) lies on \(C\).
   Given that the tangent to \(C\) at \(P\) crosses the \(x\)-axis at the point \(Q\).
2. find, in simplest form, the exact \(x\) coordinate of \(Q\).

1. Find, in simplest form,

$$\int ( 2 \cos x - \sin x ) ^ { 2 } d x$$

9. \begin{figure}[h] \end{figure} Figure 3 shows a sketch of part of the curve \(C\) with equation $$y = \sqrt { 3 + 4 \mathrm { e } ^ { x ^ { 2 } } } \quad x \geqslant 0$$

1. Find \(\frac { \mathrm { d } y } { \mathrm {~d} x }\), giving your answer in simplest form. The point \(P\) with \(x\) coordinate \(\alpha\) lies on \(C\).
   Given that the tangent to \(C\) at \(P\) passes through the origin, as shown in Figure 3,
2. show that \(x = \alpha\) is a solution of the equation $$4 x ^ { 2 } e ^ { x ^ { 2 } } - 4 e ^ { x ^ { 2 } } - 3 = 0$$
3. Hence show that \(\alpha\) lies between 1 and 2
4. Show that the equation in part (b) can be written in the form $$x = \frac { 1 } { 2 } \sqrt { 4 + 3 \mathrm { e } ^ { - x ^ { 2 } } }$$ The iteration formula $$x _ { n + 1 } = \frac { 1 } { 2 } \sqrt { 4 + 3 \mathrm { e } ^ { - x _ { n } ^ { 2 } } }$$ with \(x _ { 1 } = 1\) is used to find an approximation for \(\alpha\).
5. Use the iteration formula to find, to 4 decimal places, the value of
   1. \(X _ { 3 }\)
   2. \(\alpha\)

1. In this question you must show all stages of your working. Solutions relying entirely on calculator technology are not acceptable.

A population of fruit flies is being studied.
The number of fruit flies, \(F\), in the population, \(t\) days after the start of the study, is modelled by the equation $$F = \frac { 350 \mathrm { e } ^ { k t } } { 9 + \mathrm { e } ^ { k t } }$$ where \(k\) is a constant.
Use the equation of the model to answer parts (a), (b) and (c).

1. Find the number of fruit flies in the population at the start of the study. Given that there are 200 fruit flies in the population 15 days after the start of the study,
2. show that \(k = \frac { 1 } { 15 } \ln 12\) Given also that, when \(t = T\), the number of fruit flies in the population is increasing at a rate of 10 per day,
3. find the possible values of \(T\), giving your answers to one decimal place.